Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2018

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

issued in 2018
2,031
still in force
0
vs 2017
-7%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,367
  • HYDROLANT591
  • NAVAREA IV41
  • NAVAREA XII22
  • HYDROARC10

Where · top seas

South China Sea38628%
North Pacific Ocean27119%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin19514%
North Atlantic Ocean16112%
South Pacific Ocean755%
South Atlantic Ocean745%
Caribbean Sea624%
Indian Ocean624%
Philippine Sea604%
Coral Sea483%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2018 · 2,031

  1. HYDROPAC 4328/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-05
    Distress signal received from vessel dong shun in 09-36N 110-34E at 050818Z dec
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 4327/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 31-10.6N 127-35.3E at 050732Z dec
    East China Sea · Japan
  3. HYDROPAC 4321/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-21
    Man overboard from M/V j master in vicinity 26-58N 052-19E at 041000Z dec
    Persian Gulf · Iran
  4. HYDROPAC 4320/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-06
    M/V huy hoa 68, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-33.7N 107-26.8E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin
  5. HYDROLANT 3772/182018-12-04 → 2018-12-21
    45 foot S/V trident, beige hull, four persons on board, unreported galveston (29-17N 094-50W) to to st
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas To Florida
  6. HYDROPAC 4314/182018-12-04 → 2018-12-07
    Derelict six meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 31-02.9N 161-38.4E at 040030Z dec
    North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 4313/182018-12-03 → 2018-12-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V wookie in 52-41.9N 171-00.6E
    North Pacific · Bearing Sea · Alaska
  8. HYDROPAC 4312/182018-12-03 → 2018-12-06
    Derelict 73 meter barge sonwa glory capsized and adrift in 06-46N 072-53E
    Arabian Sea · Maldives
  9. HYDROPAC 4311/182018-12-03 → 2018-12-04
    Man overboard from F/V na 91286 in 18-40N 106-01E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. HYDROLANT 3767/182018-12-03 → 2018-12-21
    Man overboard from S/V work week end in vicinity 18-32.5N 053-33.0W at 030200Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 4303/182018-12-03 → 2018-12-21
    One person missing from F/V cm 99651 ts in 09-06N 103-18E at 292300Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 4302/182018-12-02 → 2018-12-21
    Eastern north pacific DNC 13
  13. HYDROPAC 4301/182018-12-02 → 2018-12-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4298/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 4298/182018-12-02 → 2018-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-18.00S 142-51.70E at 020741Z dec
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 4297/182018-12-02 → 2018-12-09
    M/V gerbang samudra 1, 148 persons on board, on fire in 06-35S 112-54E at 020915Z dec
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 4296/182018-12-02 → 2018-12-06
    F/V QB92573 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-00N 106-50E at 011800Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 4295/182018-12-02 → 2018-12-03
    Capsized F/V in 06-00N 084-44E at 292230Z nov 18
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal
  18. HYDROPAC 4294/182018-12-02 → 2018-12-02
    M/V gerbang samudra 1, 148 persons on board, on fire in java sea at 020915Z dec
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  19. HYDROLANT 3754/182018-12-01 → 2018-12-04
    Derelict F/V viana I capsized and adrift in 22-47.47S 040-03.32W at 011200Z dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 4290/182018-12-01 → 2018-12-01
    F/V na 92999 ts reports crewman with appendicitis in 18-26N 107-04E at 010001 dec 18
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 4283/182018-11-30 → 2018-11-30
    M/V al mahfoza reports person requiring medical assistance in 03-55.4N 099-58.1E at 301826Z nov
    Strait of Malacca · Malaysia
  22. HYDROPAC 4277/182018-11-30 → 2018-12-14
    Man overboard from F/V bl 93879 ts in 08-22N 104-53E at 282300Z nov 18
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  23. HYDROLANT 3734/182018-11-30 → 2018-12-04
    Search and rescue operations 041100Z to 041500Z dec in area bound by 36-21.44N 029-08.88E, 35-39.64N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 4266/182018-11-30 → 2018-11-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4260/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Pacific Ocean · Fiji To Federated States of Micronesia
  25. HYDROPAC 4264/182018-11-30 → 2018-11-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4154/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 4262/182018-11-30 → 2018-12-14
    F/V qng 98855TS, five persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 15-10N 110-42E at 300001Z nov
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 4261/182018-11-29 → 2018-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-19-09N 126-46-08E at 292100Z nov
    Korea Strait · South Korea
  28. HYDROPAC 4260/182018-11-29 → 2018-11-30
    37 foot S/V alexandra, unreported fiji (18-10S 178-27E) to chuuk (07-25N 151-47E)
    Pacific Ocean · Fiji To Federated States of Micronesia
  29. HYDROLANT 3717/182018-11-29 → 2018-12-14
    Man overboard from M/V norstar intrepid in 24-24N 059-55E at 290230Z nov
    Gulf of Oman · Iran
  30. HYDROPAC 4257/182018-11-29 → 2018-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-25.0N 125-46.1W at 0453Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 4252/182018-11-29 → 2018-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-53.8N 134-30.6E at 290639Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 4250/182018-11-29 → 2018-11-30
    F/V dna 91060 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-50N 107-48E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 4249/182018-11-29 → 2018-12-09
    Vessel km multi prima I, 14 persons on board, sank in 07-32.2S 117-07.6E
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  34. HYDROARC 323/182018-11-29 → 2018-12-14
    Vessel, white hull, four persons onboard, unreported aasiaat (68-42.58N 052-52.17W) to niaqornaarsuk…
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  35. HYDROLANT 3707/182018-11-28 → 2018-12-14
    Man overboard from vessel aidacara in 23-50N 021-01W at 281738Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  36. HYDROPAC 4242/182018-11-28 → 2018-12-14
    One person missing from F/V bv 5488 ts in 08-33N 106-32E at 270700Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 4238/182018-11-28 → 2018-11-29
    Vessel km multi prima I, 14 persons on board, sank in 07-32.2S 117-07.6E
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROLANT 3687/182018-11-27 → 2018-12-14
    22 foot vessel, two persons on board, taking on water in 16-31.3N 065-51.9W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 4234/182018-11-27 → 2018-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-52.1N 110-29.2E at 271145Z nov
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 3682/182018-11-27 → 2018-11-28
    Man overboard from vessel aidacara in 23-59.1N 020-39.4W at 260353Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 4226/182018-11-26 → 2018-12-14
    Distress signal received from F/V in 18-30N 072-23E
    Arabian Sea · India
  42. HYDROPAC 4225/182018-11-26 → 2018-12-14
    M/V hai minh 36, nine persons on board, flooding due to collision in 12-33.9N 109-27.4E at 261300Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROLANT 3665/182018-11-25 → 2018-12-14
    22 meter S/V zia, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue ceuta (35-54-34N 005-18-12W) to funchal…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco To Madeira
  44. HYDROPAC 4211/182018-11-24 → 2018-11-26
    F/V qng 98122 ts, seven persons on board, and F/V qng 98130 ts, two persons on board, disabled and anchored…
    South China Sea · China
  45. HYDROPAC 4210/182018-11-24 → 2018-12-14
    F/V bv 97877 unreported
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 4209/182018-11-24 → 2018-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-55.33N 110-52.73E at 240729Z nov
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 4208/182018-11-24 → 2018-12-07
    One person missing from F/V in vicinity 10-12N 106-57E at 230100Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. NAVAREA XII 517/182018-11-23 → 2018-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-51.8N 178-28.2W at 231855Z nov
    North Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 3647/182018-11-23 → 2018-12-07
    6.5 meter F/V abderrazak 2, blue hull, three persons on board, unreported nador (35-09-03N 002-51-07W) to…
    Alboran Sea · Morocco
  50. HYDROPAC 4202/182018-11-23 → 2018-12-07
    Vessel, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 02-16S 047-22E.VESSELS in vicinity requested to keep…
    Western Indian Ocean

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